My love of Sci Fi began oh so many years ago, in a galaxy far, far away and then took a trip around the universe with Douglas Adams. I loved his mastery of both humour and Science. As I grew, I tip-toed through Azimov and Harrison. Aged thirteen my English teacher told, patronisingly, that I shouldn’t be reading Dune, by Herbert, because I was too young to understand. I’m glad sometimes that I am a teeny bit stubborn. I loved Dune and smugly told her so. The film was crap, unfortunately.

There are thousands of great Sci Fi writers around now, too many to mention. I hope you like my paltry attempts…

Initially came up with this idea, lying on the cool grass of Hyde Park, Leeds, after the police and bomb squad had evacuated two thousand of us into the park. I wondered what this crowd of stoners would do if a UFO landed on top of them. This is what I came up with…

This was based on an idea i developed three years ago, after scientists claimed to have found another Earth. I was invited to write for the Post Apocolyptic Book Club 2000 word competition and wrote this in one night.